Unmanned semi-submarine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10556640-B2
Application number	US-201815985688-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2018
Priority date	May 23, 2017
Publication date	Feb 11, 2020
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020

Abstract

An unmanned semi-submarine, including a main hull; airfoil buoyancy chambers; an antenna; a radar; a propeller; a rudder; and compartments. The airfoil buoyancy chambers include a front buoyancy chamber and a rear buoyancy chamber. The front buoyancy chamber and the rear airfoil buoyancy chamber are longitudinally distributed on the main hull. The radar and the antenna are disposed on the top end of the front buoyancy chamber. The rudder is disposed on the rear buoyancy chamber. The propeller is disposed at the tail of the main hull to drive the unmanned semi-submarine. The horizontal sections of the front buoyancy chamber and the rear buoyancy chamber are symmetrical airfoil. The compartments include a front equipment compartment, a rear equipment compartment, a control equipment compartment, a battery compartment, and a propelling compartment. The compartments are separated from one another using watertight walls.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An unmanned semi-submarine, comprising:
1) a main hull comprising a longitudinal axis;
2) airfoil buoyancy chambers, the airfoil buoyancy chambers comprising a front buoyancy chamber and a rear buoyancy chamber;
3) an antenna;
4) a radar;
5) a propeller;
6) a rudder; and
7) compartments;

wherein:
the front buoyancy chamber and the rear buoyancy chamber are distributed on the main hull along the longitudinal axis of the main hull;
the radar and the antenna are disposed on a top end of the front buoyancy chamber;
the rudder is disposed on the rear buoyancy chamber to control a forward direction of the unmanned semi-submarine;
the propeller is disposed at a tail of the main hull to drive the unmanned semi-submarine;
a cross-section of the front buoyancy chamber is symmetrical with respect to an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main hull;
a cross-section of the rear buoyancy chamber is symmetrical with respect to the axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main hull;
the compartments comprise a front equipment compartment, a rear equipment compartment, a control equipment compartment, a battery compartment, and a propelling compartment; the compartments are separated from one another by watertight walls;
the radar and the antenna are connected to the control equipment compartment;
the front equipment compartment and the rear equipment compartment are equipped with a sonar and a depth probe;
the control equipment compartment is equipped with processors for obstacle avoidance, route planning, and real-time processing detection data;
the propelling compartment is equipped with a propulsion system and a rudder driving mechanism;
a battery pack is installed in the battery compartment;
the battery compartment is disposed in a bottom of the main hull;
the propelling compartment comprises a DC motor, a reduction gearbox, a transmission shaft, an upper support plate, support pillars, and a lower support plate;
the DC motor is connected to the reduction gearbox; and the reduction gearbox is connected to the propeller via the transmission shaft;
the DC motor and the reduction gearbox are disposed on the lower support plate; and the upper support plate is located above the DC motor and the reduction gearbox;
the support pillars are disposed on the lower support plate; and the upper support plate is supported by the support pillars;
a driver motor is disposed on the upper support plate to supply steering power for the rudder; and
the DC motor and the driver motor are both controlled by a controller in the control equipment compartment.

2. The semi-submarine of claim 1 , wherein the front buoyancy chamber and the rear buoyancy chamber are spaced apart, and a dimension of the rear buoyancy chamber is larger than a dimension of the front buoyancy chamber.

Assignees

• Univ Dalian Tech

Inventors

• Guan Guan
• Yu Yanyun
• Chen Ming
• Wang Yunlong
• Jin Chaoguang
• Li Kai
• Lin Yan

Classifications

• B63B2035/006

  Unmanned surface vessels, e.g. remotely controlled · CPC title

• B63H25/06

  Steering by rudders (by rudders carrying propellers B63H25/42) · CPC title

• B63G2008/002

  unmanned · CPC title

• B63G8/39

  Arrangements of sonic watch equipment, e.g. low-frequency, sonar · CPC title

• B63B2001/044

  with a small waterline area compared to total displacement, e.g. of semi-submersible type · CPC title